diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/kvm/Kconfig
index 5c7e920e4861..ff5292c6277c 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/Kconfig
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ menuconfig VIRTUALIZATION
 
 if VIRTUALIZATION
 
+config KVM_ARM_VGIC_V3
+	bool
+
 config KVM
 	bool "Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) support"
 	depends on OF
@@ -31,6 +34,7 @@ config KVM
 	select KVM_VFIO
 	select HAVE_KVM_EVENTFD
 	select HAVE_KVM_IRQFD
+	select KVM_ARM_VGIC_V3
 	---help---
 	  Support hosting virtualized guest machines.
 
diff --git a/include/kvm/arm_vgic.h b/include/kvm/arm_vgic.h
index 4e14dac282bb..6a3538ef7275 100644
--- a/include/kvm/arm_vgic.h
+++ b/include/kvm/arm_vgic.h
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ struct vgic_v2_cpu_if {
 };
 
 struct vgic_v3_cpu_if {
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARM_GIC_V3
+#ifdef CONFIG_KVM_ARM_VGIC_V3
 	u32		vgic_hcr;
 	u32		vgic_vmcr;
 	u32		vgic_sre;	/* Restored only, change ignored */
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ void kvm_vgic_set_phys_irq_active(struct irq_phys_map *map, bool active);
 int vgic_v2_probe(struct device_node *vgic_node,
 		  const struct vgic_ops **ops,
 		  const struct vgic_params **params);
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARM_GIC_V3
+#ifdef CONFIG_KVM_ARM_VGIC_V3
 int vgic_v3_probe(struct device_node *vgic_node,
 		  const struct vgic_ops **ops,
 		  const struct vgic_params **params);
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic.c b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic.c
index 6bd1c9bf7ae7..77b0176b0484 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic.c
@@ -2122,7 +2122,7 @@ static int init_vgic_model(struct kvm *kvm, int type)
 	case KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V2:
 		vgic_v2_init_emulation(kvm);
 		break;
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARM_GIC_V3
+#ifdef CONFIG_KVM_ARM_VGIC_V3
 	case KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V3:
 		vgic_v3_init_emulation(kvm);
 		break;
@@ -2284,7 +2284,7 @@ int kvm_vgic_addr(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned long type, u64 *addr, bool write)
 		block_size = KVM_VGIC_V2_CPU_SIZE;
 		alignment = SZ_4K;
 		break;
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARM_GIC_V3
+#ifdef CONFIG_KVM_ARM_VGIC_V3
 	case KVM_VGIC_V3_ADDR_TYPE_DIST:
 		type_needed = KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V3;
 		addr_ptr = &vgic->vgic_dist_base;